182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1994, Vertigo and Dizziness provides a unique and accessible multidimensional account of the common but underrated problem of dizziness, vividly illustrated by sufferers’ accounts of their experiences. This book incorporates analysis of physical causes of vertigo and disequilibrium, neurophysiological links between dizziness and anxiety, and the personal and social... Read more
Editor’s Preface Author’s Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Nature and Causes of Vertigo 2. Vertigo and the Medical Profession 3. Physical Activity and the Environment 4. Thoughts and Emotions 5. Attitudes, Stigma and Handicap 6. Coping with Vertigo 7. Concluding Comments: Towards a New Approach to Disorientation Appendix References Name Index Subject Index
Biography
Lucy Yardley OBE CPsychol FBPsS is a British Psychologist and Professor of Health Psychology based at both the University of Bristol (since 2018) and University of Southampton (since 1999).
